Curtis Armstrong

Curtis Armstrong (born November 27, 1953) is an American actor best known for the Revenge of the Nerds movies, Moonlighting, and Ray.

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Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

InspiringIntenseUpliftingThought provoking

Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Atchison
CAST:  Keke Palmer  •  Laurence Fishburne  •  Angela Bassett  •  Curtis Armstrong

Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Atchison
CAST:  Keke Palmer  •  Laurence Fishburne  •  Angela Bassett  •  Curtis Armstrong

Better Off Dead... (1985)

FunnyRomanticClassicClever

High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Savage Steve Holland
CAST:  John Cusack  •  David Ogden Stiers  •  Kim Darby  •  Demian Slade

High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Savage Steve Holland
CAST:  John Cusack  •  David Ogden Stiers  •  Kim Darby  •  Demian Slade

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)

FunnyGoofyFast pacedMindless

When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rawson Marshall Thurber
CAST:  Vince Vaughn  •  Christine Taylor  •  Ben Stiller  •  Rip Torn

When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rawson Marshall Thurber
CAST:  Vince Vaughn  •  Christine Taylor  •  Ben Stiller  •  Rip Torn

Jingle All the Way (1996)

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Levant
CAST:  Arnold Schwarzenegger  •  Phil Hartman  •  Sinbad  •  Rita Wilson

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Levant
CAST:  Arnold Schwarzenegger  •  Phil Hartman  •  Sinbad  •  Rita Wilson

Man of the House (2005)

Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Herek
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Cedric the Entertainer  •  Christina Milian  •  Paula Garcés

Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Herek
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Cedric the Entertainer  •  Christina Milian  •  Paula Garcés

National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)

Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walt Becker
CAST:  Ryan Reynolds  •  Tara Reid  •  Tim Matheson  •  Kal Penn

Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he stops paying his son's tuition fees, Van must come up with the money if he wants to stay in college, so he and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walt Becker
CAST:  Ryan Reynolds  •  Tara Reid  •  Tim Matheson  •  Kal Penn

One Crazy Summer (1986)

Charming

An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Savage Steve Holland
CAST:  John Cusack  •  Demi Moore  •  Bobcat Goldthwait  •  Tom Villard

An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Savage Steve Holland
CAST:  John Cusack  •  Demi Moore  •  Bobcat Goldthwait  •  Tom Villard

Ray (2004)

UpliftingRealTear-jerkerRomantic

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Jamie Foxx  •  Kerry Washington  •  Regina King  •  Harry Lennix

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Jamie Foxx  •  Kerry Washington  •  Regina King  •  Harry Lennix

Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

FunnyGoofyLightheartedCrude

At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own fraternity to protect ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Kanew
CAST:  Robert Carradine  •  Anthony Edwards  •  Timothy Busfield  •  Andrew Cassese

At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own fraternity to protect ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Kanew
CAST:  Robert Carradine  •  Anthony Edwards  •  Timothy Busfield  •  Andrew Cassese

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)

The members of the Lambda Lambda Lambda fraternity travel to Fort Lauderdale for a fraternity conference. They'll have to beat off the attacks of their rival frat, the Alphas, if they want to maintain their self-respect -- and, of course, if they want to get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Roth
CAST:  Robert Carradine  •  Curtis Armstrong  •  Larry B. Scott  •  Timothy Busfield

The members of the Lambda Lambda Lambda fraternity travel to Fort Lauderdale for a fraternity conference. They'll have to beat off the attacks of their rival frat, the Alphas, if they want to maintain their self-respect -- and, of course, if they want to get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Roth
CAST:  Robert Carradine  •  Curtis Armstrong  •  Larry B. Scott  •  Timothy Busfield

Risky Business (1983)

Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Brickman
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Rebecca De Mornay  •  Joe Pantoliano  •  Richard Masur

Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Brickman
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Rebecca De Mornay  •  Joe Pantoliano  •  Richard Masur

Southland Tales (2007)

Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Kelly
CAST:  Dwayne Johnson  •  Seann William Scott  •  Sarah Michelle Gellar  •  Mandy Moore

Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Kelly
CAST:  Dwayne Johnson  •  Seann William Scott  •  Sarah Michelle Gellar  •  Mandy Moore

Spy Hard (1996)

The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick Friedberg
CAST:  Leslie Nielsen  •  Nicollette Sheridan  •  Charles Durning  •  Marcia Gay Harden

The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick Friedberg
CAST:  Leslie Nielsen  •  Nicollette Sheridan  •  Charles Durning  •  Marcia Gay Harden

Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992)

The nerds are now in control of the university, as a result of Lewis Skolnick and the rest's actions in the two previous movies. A new generation of sportsmen arrive, however, determined on winning the school back. The principle, himself an ex-nerd fighter, helps ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Mesa
CAST:  Robert Carradine  •  Julia Montgomery  •  Ted McGinley  •  Curtis Armstrong

The nerds are now in control of the university, as a result of Lewis Skolnick and the rest's actions in the two previous movies. A new generation of sportsmen arrive, however, determined on winning the school back. The principle, himself an ex-nerd fighter, helps ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Mesa
CAST:  Robert Carradine  •  Julia Montgomery  •  Ted McGinley  •  Curtis Armstrong

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love (1994)

Lewis and his nerdy friends attend Booger's wedding to the daughter of a rich politician, but nerd-haters in the family do everything possible to prevent the wedding going ahead. Meanwhile, Lewis awaits with eagerness the birth of his unborn foetal child...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Zacharias
CAST:  Robert Carradine  •  Curtis Armstrong  •  Ted McGinley  •  Julia Montgomery

Lewis and his nerdy friends attend Booger's wedding to the daughter of a rich politician, but nerd-haters in the family do everything possible to prevent the wedding going ahead. Meanwhile, Lewis awaits with eagerness the birth of his unborn foetal child...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Zacharias
CAST:  Robert Carradine  •  Curtis Armstrong  •  Ted McGinley  •  Julia Montgomery

The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)

Natural changes have the clans moving. Iza, medicine woman of the "Clan of the Cave Bear" finds little Ayla from the "others"' clan - tradition would have the clan kill Ayla immediately, but Iza insists on keeping her. When the little one finds a most needed new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Chapman
CAST:  Daryl Hannah  •  Pamela Reed  •  James Remar  •  Curtis Armstrong

Natural changes have the clans moving. Iza, medicine woman of the "Clan of the Cave Bear" finds little Ayla from the "others"' clan - tradition would have the clan kill Ayla immediately, but Iza insists on keeping her. When the little one finds a most needed new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Chapman
CAST:  Daryl Hannah  •  Pamela Reed  •  James Remar  •  Curtis Armstrong

Project Viper (2002)

A space shuttle crashes containing a lethal prototype organism designed to survive in any environment. The only people who can stop the creature are the Secretary of Defense agent and the female scientist who created it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski
CAST:  Patrick Muldoon  •  Theresa Russell  •  John Beck  •  Curtis Armstrong

A space shuttle crashes containing a lethal prototype organism designed to survive in any environment. The only people who can stop the creature are the Secretary of Defense agent and the female scientist who created it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Wynorski
CAST:  Patrick Muldoon  •  Theresa Russell  •  John Beck  •  Curtis Armstrong

Return to the Batcave - The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003)

Adam West and Burt Ward are taken on a crazy adventure when the Batmobile is stolen from a car museum and they must track down the thief and return it. After solving a puzzle, they realize that the clues to finding the fiend who stole the Batmobile are hidden in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul A. Kaufman
CAST:  Adam West  •  Burt Ward  •  Lee Meriwether  •  Jack Brewer

Adam West and Burt Ward are taken on a crazy adventure when the Batmobile is stolen from a car museum and they must track down the thief and return it. After solving a puzzle, they realize that the clues to finding the fiend who stole the Batmobile are hidden in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul A. Kaufman
CAST:  Adam West  •  Burt Ward  •  Lee Meriwether  •  Jack Brewer

Smokin' Aces (2006)

Action-packed

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Carnahan
CAST:  Ryan Reynolds  •  Ray Liotta  •  Joseph Ruskin  •  Alex Rocco

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Carnahan
CAST:  Ryan Reynolds  •  Ray Liotta  •  Joseph Ruskin  •  Alex Rocco

High School (2010)

A high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner finds himself the subject of a drug test. The situation causes him to concoct an ambitious plan to get his entire graduating class to face the same fate, and fail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stalberg Jr.
CAST:  Adrien Brody  •  Matt Bush  •  Sean Marquette  •  Colin Hanks

A high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner finds himself the subject of a drug test. The situation causes him to concoct an ambitious plan to get his entire graduating class to face the same fate, and fail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stalberg Jr.
CAST:  Adrien Brody  •  Matt Bush  •  Sean Marquette  •  Colin Hanks
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